Description
🎓 Process Engineering Design Training — live online training from 3D-LABS, taught by practising design engineers who build the calculators and software used on EPC projects every day.
⏱ Duration: 8 weeks · 🕑 Schedule: 2 hrs/day, weekday or weekend batches · 📶 Level: Intermediate to Advanced · 💻 Mode: Live online, every session recorded
👷 Who this course is for
Chemical and mechanical engineers moving into process design, plant engineers who size equipment, and graduates targeting EPC process roles.
📚 Course structure
- Process design basis and PFDs — Material and energy balances, design basis documents, battery limits, and how a PFD becomes a plant.
- P&ID development — Line numbering, instrumentation and control philosophy, utility stations, and structured P&ID review practice.
- Hydraulics and line sizing — Pressure drop, two-phase flow, slurry and gravity lines, and line sizing criteria that hold up in review.
- Pumps, compressors and drivers — Pump curves, NPSH available versus required, cavitation, compressor selection and capacity control.
- Separator and vessel sizing — Two and three-phase separators, retention time, Souders-Brown velocity, demister and knock-out drum sizing.
- Relief and flare systems — Relief scenario selection, PSV sizing, rupture discs, flare and KO drum sizing to API 520 and 521.
- Heat transfer equipment selection — Duty and LMTD, and choosing between shell and tube, air cooled and plate exchangers.
- Hydrocyclones, filters and separation internals — Cut size, efficiency curves and selection for solid-liquid duties.
- Control valves and flow measurement — Cv sizing, cavitation and flashing limits, orifice and flow element sizing.
- Process deliverables — Equipment datasheets, line lists, equipment lists and the documents a process engineer signs.
🧮 3D-LABS calculators and software you will use
Every module is taught against real design sheets from our library of 680+ engineering calculators and our in-house software (PV Master, HEAT EX Master) — you keep access to them and can use them on the job from day one.
- Two and three-phase separator sizing
- Flare and knock-out drum sizing
- PSV relief load and orifice area to API 520
- Rupture disc sizing
- NPSH available and pump hydraulics
- Orifice plate and flow element sizing
- Hydrocyclone sizing and cut point
- Line sizing and two-phase pressure drop
🖥 Tools, codes and standards covered
API 520, API 521, API 610, API 12J, ASME Section VIII references and ISA instrumentation practice.
📦 What is included
- Certificate of completion issued by 3D-LABS
- Lifetime access to course notes and session recordings
- Working calculators and templates used in class
- A guided mini-project with reviewed deliverables
- Doubt-clearing support with the trainer after the batch ends
🎯 What you can do after this course
Size and specify the core equipment of a process plant, develop PFDs and P&IDs, and defend a relief load or separator size in a design review.
📋 How to Enrol
Add this course to your cart to reserve a seat, or talk to us first: 💬 WhatsApp Us | 📧 Email Us. New batches start every month and seats are limited to keep sessions interactive.
About Process Engineering Design Training
Process Engineering Design Training is a 3D-LABS Engineering course designed for engineers, technical professionals, and students. By the end of this course, you will be able to gain immediately applicable skills for your engineering work. The course combines live-cohort sessions (weekends) with self-paced material available 24/7.
Who Process Engineering Design Training is for
Process Engineering Design Training is designed for:
- Early-career engineers wanting to accelerate practical skills in the topic.
- Experienced engineers moving into a new domain or refreshing their working knowledge.
- Team leads wanting to level-set junior team members on a specific skill.
- Students preparing for professional roles in the discipline.
What is included
- Live-cohort sessions — weekend sessions with the instructor, 2 hours each, recorded for those who cannot attend live.
- Self-paced modules — recorded lessons, exercises, and reference material available 24/7 in your account.
- Project-based assessment — real-project deliverable at the end, not a multiple-choice quiz.
- Certificate of completion — verifiable online at 3d-labs.com/verify.
- 12 months of access — pace yourself, revisit material anytime within the access window.
- Access to spreadsheet library — course-relevant subset of the 621 3D-LABS engineering spreadsheets included at no extra cost.
Course structure and duration
Total duration: 6-12 weeks depending on scope. Each week: 2 hours live session + 3-5 hours self-paced material + 2-4 hours applied exercises. Total commitment: 7-11 hours per week. Compatible with a full-time job — most students work through the course alongside their day job.
Instructors
Process Engineering Design Training is taught by senior 3D-LABS engineers with 10-20+ years of hands-on industry experience — not academics. Every technique taught has been used on real client projects. Instructor bios and previous course reviews are on the course page.
Pricing and enrolment
Process Engineering Design Training is priced at ₹20,000 (USD equivalent shown in cart). Payment methods: Cashfree (India) or PayPal International. Corporate group discounts start at 3 enrolments. Enterprise licensing available — contact sales@3d-labs.com.
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Frequently asked questions
How is Process Engineering Design Training delivered?
Process Engineering Design Training combines live-cohort sessions with self-paced material. Live sessions run on weekends (2 hours, IST time zone) and are recorded for those who cannot attend live. Self-paced material — recorded lessons, exercises, and reference documents — is available in your account 24/7.
What is the course duration?
Typical duration: 8 weeks. You have 12 months of access from purchase, so you can pace yourself. Live cohort sessions run in defined 8 week windows — you can join the current cohort or wait for the next one.
Do I get a certificate?
Yes. After completing all lessons and passing the final assessment (typically a project deliverable, not a multiple-choice quiz), you receive a certificate of completion from 3D-LABS. The certificate is verifiable online at 3d-labs.com/verify.
Who teaches the course?
Courses are taught by senior 3D-LABS engineers with 10-20+ years of industry experience. Instructor bios are on the course page. This is applied engineering practice from working engineers, not academic theory.
What if the course does not meet my expectations?
7-day satisfaction guarantee. If you have attended the first live session or completed the first module of self-paced material and are not satisfied, email us within 7 days for a full refund. After 7 days, refunds are pro-rated based on material accessed.
About 3D-LABS training
Process Engineering Design Training is one of 19 online courses from 3D-LABS — engineering training built by working engineers, taught with real project deliverables, and priced for the Indian market with global relevance. Since 2003, we have trained thousands of engineers across pressure vessel design, piping stress, structural design, CAESAR II, STAAD.Pro, and other software and disciplines.
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